The Lagos State Government has ordered residents and businesses around the burnt Great Nigeria Insurance building to leave the area immediately.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, the government said it was enforcing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive that residents and businesses around the affected building “should leave immediately.”
The statement said the government “sent in experts who evaluated the site of the fire and warned strongly against the inherent danger to lives and property of residents and businesses within 100 meters radius of the site.”
“Several buildings around the scene of fire are compromised and must be evacuated,” the statement said.
It also warned shop owners against breaching safety measures at the scene, saying: “Shop owners are breaking into the no movement barrier zone created at the perimeter of the scene of fire. This is dangerous and must stop.”
It was reported that the 25-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House plaza in Balogun Market, Lagos Island, was gutted by fire on December 24 after the blaze started on the fourth floor of the building and spread rapidly before a section collapsed.
The fire engulfed floors up to the sixth and beyond, weakening the structure and causing a detached part to collapse on adjoining areas, trapping traders inside.
Fire service officials also cited poor storage practices, the presence of highly combustible materials, and the building’s design as factors that worsened the fire and its impact.
Three adults were recovered dead from the incident, while eight males, including a fireman, suffered injuries requiring hospital transport, while five others—three males and two females—had minor wounds treated on-site.
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